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Vol. 36; No. 26 High School Will Open Wednesday, September 4 A number of denominational and interdenominational church leadâ€" ers are in Highland Park this week along with delegates from twenâ€" tyâ€"five churches in the midwest, at the twentyâ€"fourth annua} session of the Western Conference of Evâ€" angelical Congregational churches. Sessions opened Wedpnesday afterâ€" noon and will close on Sunday evening. â€" All sessions are meeting in the First United â€" Evangelical church at Green Bay and Laurel Meals are being served the visitâ€" ors at the YWCA by the women of the congregation. «* The presiding officer is Bishop A. W. Cooper of Reading, Pa., who will also preach Sunday morning and Sunday afternoon. Regional leaders to bring reports to the conâ€" ference include Rev. Q. A. Deck, Akron, O., who will report as preâ€" siding elder of the region. Rev. C. F. Rissmiller of Warren, O., will give the statistical report. _ Rev. Samuel Obetz of Chicago will reâ€" port on the missionary contribuâ€" tions. > Rev."W. E. Seesholtz of Mansâ€" field,.O., presided at the missionâ€" ary sessions on Wednesday which opened the conference. Dr. Robâ€" ert Taylor of the American Bible society, of Chicago, was to bring the opening address on Wednesday evening. Thursday evening finds Dr. Elmer Becker in the pulpit. ‘The visitor is president of Huntâ€" ingdon college in Huntingdon, Ind. Friday evening, a denominational leader from Allentown, Pa., will speak,. Rev. J. A. Smith is a forceâ€" ful speaker and will bring a mesâ€" sage in line with the evangelistic crusade of the church. Mr. Smith will also conduct devotional sesâ€" sions at morning and afternoon The conference will transact business and make plans for the coming year during: their daily business sessions.. Delegates will be elected to a general conference to meet in Lititz, Pa., the first week in October. The speaker at the Saturday evéening session is C. V. Egemeir, executive secretary of the Nationâ€" al Sunday School association, with headquarters in Chicago. _ This will be known as Sunday School night. The closing service on Sunâ€" day evening will be addressed by Rev. A. R. l.:rrot Herndon, Pa., who will on the benevoâ€" lent work of the church and show pictures of the institutions for the According to the custom of the church, the presiding bishop will read the assignment of ministers at the closing service. Each pasâ€" tor is assigned by a stationing committee, and is expected to serve a year on his assigned field: | _ Rev: R. 8. Wilson is pastor of the . entertaining congregation. Fred Botker of 281 Park avenue will represent the congregation as lay delegate during the sessions. Chas, B. Thorson of $39 North ay. enue, has served with the pastor and lay delegate to arrange housâ€" ing for the fifty visitors in homes in the community. Mrs. Arnold Peterson, 1291 Broadview, is servâ€" ing as chairlady of the committee arranging for the meals at the "Y." Helen Dahl of 877 Ridgewood is Blanks Arrive for G.L. Terminal Leave Sessions are open to the genâ€" eral public, and delegations from other churches are expected at varâ€" Blanks for application for termâ€" inal leave pay for G.L‘s have arâ€" rived at the Highland Park post office and may be obtained there. Mr.; Manasse, of the American Legion, reports that a staff of Leâ€" gionnaires will be on hand at the American Legion rooms five nights a week, Monday through Friday, in order to help and veteran in need of information. . To Address Rotary At Monday Meeting Wellâ€"Known Surgeon Dr. Grover Q. Grady will be the speaker at the weekly meeting of the Rotary club Monday, August 26, at Sunset Valley. He will speak on the medical background and treatment of polio, a malady which â€"has . stricken nearly 5500 persons this year in the United States. District 108 Annou Changes in Faculty For Coming Year District 108 on Wednesday, Sept. 4, there will be certain changes in the faculty of the schools Howâ€" ever, considering the times, the changes in personnel gre exceedâ€" teachers in the district are comâ€" pared to most communities in the Schools will open on Wednesâ€" day, Sept. 4; at 9 a.m. Children who are enrolling in the schools for the ‘first time may enrol} on this ‘date ‘at the school they will attend, or an advance registration may be made, after Aug. 18 at the Board of Education office, 495 Lincoln avenue. When children are enrolling for the first time, a birth certificate: must be preâ€" sented at the time of registration, In cases where children are transâ€" ferring from _ other. schools, a transfer card should be presented at the time of registration. Furâ€" ther information on registration may be obtained by *calling the Board of Education office, Highâ€" land Park 1062. f dergarten at Ravinia during last duties of principal of Ravinia school with the beginning of the fall session. Mr. Albert Gibbas is to be the h.ciorolmathvinhm’o.u Ridge schools Mr. Gil has just returned from service in the navy and previous to this taught in the schools of Arlington Heights New Teachers The following are the new teachers for the district this year: Mrs.. Jeanne Marks will replace Mrs. Lathrop as kindergarten year, and thus is known in the disâ€" triet. 3 Matter of Overseas . Yuletide Parcels A Cooling Thought . and Des Plaines. He holds a masâ€" ter‘s degree in art education from Northwestern university. _ . Miss Olive Lindstrom will be in charge of the second grade groups formerly taught by Jean White. land Park, has been teaching in the public schools of Vancouver, Wash., and has a bachelor degree from the State Teachers college in Miss Lindstrom, a native of Highâ€" . Miss Eleanor Larsen will teach sixth grade groups at Ravinia. (Continued on page 5) _ The heat of dog days may be, in a measure, alleviated by cooling thoughts of wintry weatherâ€"such Christmas parcels for our overseas as issued by the Post Office deâ€" All Christmas parcels must be mailed between . October 15 and November 15 â€" the earliee the better. Each package should be marked "Christmas Parcel." Greetâ€" ing cards may be mailed at any time, but should be mailed before November 15 in order to insure their timely arrival, Parcels should not exceed 70 pounds in weight or 100 inches in length and girth combined. No more than one package shall be accepted for mailing in any one week when sent by or on behalf of the same person to the same adâ€" Dec. 10, upon presentation by the sender of address notification. Postage Fully Prepaid Postage must be fully prepaid. In addition to the name~and adâ€" dress of the sender, inscriptions "Happy New Year" may be placed on the covering of the parcel. States. : They must be packed in metal, wood, solid fiberboard, or strong double â€" faced corrugated fiberboard. Each box must be tied The Higbland Park Press At the opening of the schools of Boxes sent overseas Christmas â€" parcels for army sonnel en route shortly before subsequent to Nov. 15, will: be ented after Nov. 15 up to adâ€" Results of 16â€"inch Moose Lose to Duffics | In Extraâ€"Inning Game The Moose almost upset the apâ€" ple cart last Thursday by holding Duffies® to the low scoring game of 6 to 5. The game went into extra innings before it could be decided. Duffies took an early 3 to 1 lead in the second inning but the Moose went aheada few innings later, In the 7th inning ‘Dulfmfiodthcmlad'rnl ‘home run by T. Russell in 8th inning gave Duffies the victory. Fell‘s On Top in Garhe With Elm Place Elm Place and Fell‘s had a slugâ€" fest last Thursday. While the Dufâ€" fies and Moose played airtight ball on one field, Elm Place and Fell‘s had a real sluggers‘ duel on the other field. Fell‘s Sluggers came out on top with a 17 to 11 score. The Eim Place old timers missed the help of McLaughlin, Watson and Leech, who were (we think) up in the north woods catching fish (we hope) instead of flies. VFW Takes Invaders With 13â€"10â€"Score Last Thursday at Lincoln playâ€" ground the VFW had a real close game with the Invaders and fin-llg won, 13 to 10. _ The score was to 7 in the last inning when Skidâ€" more of the VFW hit a home run, with the bases loaded. A large crowd of 35 people witnessed the game, ka Duffies to Play Allâ€"Star : Teenâ€"age Kittenball Team Under Lights â€" Next Monday night, August 26, under the lights at Sunset park, Duffies 16â€"in. men‘s softball team will play a game against an allâ€"star squad. Duffies softball team is the top team in the 16â€"in men‘s league. Each of the other five teams in the league will choose three playâ€" ers to represent their teamâ€"in this Neild‘s Juniors Lose First Game to Fred‘s inn Last Monday night ‘saw Neild‘s Irs. lose their first game in the Playground and Recreation board Duffies has been undefeated this year and should put up strong opposition. The game is sponsored by the Recreation board and will start at 8:30. sponsored ‘"Teen Age League." Fred‘s Inn was the victor, but they needed the services of Mayer, a pitcher who saw action Actually the league is only for Highland Park and vicinity players, but since Neild‘s had â€" already elinched first "place in the league, they permitted Mayer, a soldier from _ Fort «Sheridan, to pitch against them. The boys wanted to see what they could do against a good pitcher and the result was a game a real pitchers‘ duel. Harder allowed two walks and seven hits. Meyer walked four and allowed boys, didn‘t have his stuff this game and the Atoms hammered the ball at will. : Hexes Win From * Rexfords by Default Rexfords team defaulted their game to the Hexes, because they ‘had only six men present at game time. _A game was played, howâ€" ever, by filling in Rexford‘s with some m boys and a boy. named who did the pitchâ€" AO.-'I-OVU“ Highwood Boys The teenâ€"age Atoms got back in the win column again by defeat. ing the Highwood Boys club with a lopsided score of 18 to 2. George Eisenbrand pitched a threeâ€"hitter. Cassai, pitching for the Highwood Date of Union Party for Veterans seen going home with his arm in a sling.. Guess the old boy ain‘t what he used to be. Score, 13 to 1 for Hexes. ‘The weltome home party for World War veterans to be given by Labor Union No. 152 of Highâ€" wood, has been changed from Sepâ€" tember 1 to Monday, September 2. wflnuw im the Park jabor temple for thase union members who are World War II veterans. A dinâ€" -.ht.vflhhlbvd:t dancing party later for all reservations. Highland Park, Mel Harder ~‘of Neild‘s also ‘Thomas Mussatto is in charge of oneâ€"hit game . against lWlinois, Thursday, August 22, 1946 Community Fund Drive Will Open October 1 â€" _ "Everyone benefits so everyone should ‘give" is the rallying call of this year‘s Highland Park Comâ€" munity: Fund drive which. includes week, President Samuel R. Rosenâ€" thal, of the Highland Park Comâ€" munity Chest, announced the apâ€" pointmént of Lee H. Ostrander as Ostrander will be assisted by Woodward Burgert, m...~ éral chairman; Ralph A. Trieschâ€" mann, chairman of the special gifts «committee; Joseph H. Caro, pubâ€" licity chairman, o in The following have been apâ€" pointed _ viceâ€"chairmen for the drive : George Stone, business and inâ€" dustrial division, * â€" Robert P. Walker, district 8. The Highland Park Community _ Frank M. Lund, districts 14 and 15. Herbert T. Schaffner, districts 8, 4 and 5. fund drive will begin Oct. 1, with the usual special gifts drive preâ€" ceding it by a few weeks. Comâ€" plete details of the campaign and the names of all the workers will be announced_ later. Count Only Local Contributions Since our community fund this year is not a member of the metâ€" ropolitan Chicago war fund group as it his been for the past three years, it will not get any credit for any contributions made in Chiâ€" cago by Highland Park residents. . Emmett ‘Moroney, districts 11, 12 and 13. : § the USO," states President Rosenâ€" thal, "our community fund drive will be a local affair. Our quota will have to be raised entirely by local contributions if the health Fall Plans For N. S. Creative Writers "Except for our association with résidents are interested, is to conâ€" tinué." fexa The last report of the Midwestâ€" ern Writers conference disclosed the fact that another member of the North Shore Creative Writers group, Mrs. Edmund W. Froelich, of* Delta road, Highland Park, had To Address "Love Is a Song," which she wrote with Mrs. Fred ‘Gieseke formerly of Highland Park, but now of Evâ€" Now that the informal summer study sessions have ended the board of the North Shore Creative Writers are making plans for the fall term, the first meeting of what small magazines are looking for in nonâ€"fiction articles. Mr. Kartman .wil} present the editors‘ point of view and what they are trying to do to help the young writers into the field. This is the first of a most promising series and all who are interested in attending will please call the Highland Park YWCA or Mrs. Mildred Haessler, H.P. 1330. A. D. Brush of Coronet magazine will lecture on flhrhtufi.hor-.fi- ing of Kiwanis club at Sunset Valley Aug. 26 will be Dr. A. D. Brush, director of sales research and education at Abbott‘s Labâ€" oratories. He will speak on "Reâ€" and Procedure." © He will also show a film entitled "Action in Abbott Laboratories," produced by Abâ€" bott‘s Study club. National Conference of Women of the Moose At Chicago, Aug. 26â€"30 given by Sydney P. Graham, « Y-hh:..-b-d&.dfl. The national conference of the Women of the Moose will be held at the Continental hotel in Chicaâ€" go, August 26 to 30. Members of the Friendship degree, and those eligible therefor, are scheduled to register at the hotel on Thursday, Aug. 29, at 9 a.m. In a statement released this Plans are under way in the loâ€" cal lodge for an autumn card parâ€" ty and penny carnival. Robert L. Childs, districts 1 and F. O, Dicus, districts 9. and 10. C. Longford Felske, districts 6 of City Host To Conference Representing 25 Churches Noted Newspaper Man, Is Taken By Death Col. Charles S,. Diehl, notâ€" ed throughout the country as a mewspaper man, and known perâ€" sonafly known to many Highland Parkers, was taken by death Monâ€" day, Aug. 19, at his home in San Antonio. He was 92. s \ Col. Diehl, a brotherâ€"inâ€"law of Mrs, Wm. C. Egan, 300 Egandale, lived a life crammed ‘with action and adventure. Born in Fline Stone, Md., his education was diâ€" rected by his father, a teacher. At the age of 9 he beganâ€"his colâ€" orful career in Ottawa, IIL, as a newsboy. . Five years later he served as "printer‘s devil" in the office of the Winona, IIl., "Inâ€" dex." Then followed five years of apâ€" prenticeship in print shops at Wiâ€" nona,â€"Ottawa and Chicago, after which Dichl became a member of the reportorial staff of the old Chiâ€" cago Times. In ©1876, after the reporter covering the Sioux Indian camâ€" paign had perished with Custer‘s forces, Dichl was assigned to take his place, and the following year obtained a "scoop" in an interâ€" view with Sitting Bull. His story was rushed by pony carrier 240 miles to a telegraph office. Organizing the first regiment of the Illinois _ National Guard, he was commissioned fieutenant, and rose through the ranks to the staâ€" tion of lieutenant colonel. P In 1883 he became the day edâ€" itor of the AP in Chicago, scoring another famous beat concerning an impending midâ€"western railway strike in an interview with â€" Jay Gould. _ He became superintenâ€" dent in 1887 of the newly organâ€" ized Pacific coast division of the AP, and six years later was recallâ€" ed to Chicago as‘its assistant genâ€" In 1911, Diehl, with Harrison L. Beach, then superintendent of the central division of the AP, purchased the San Antonio Light, which they sold in 1924 to Wilâ€" liam Randolph Hearst. Highland Park, either as visitor or resident, for over 15 years, mainâ€" taining his own home on Hazel avenue from approximately 1904 to 1912. He had often visited here since, although making his VFW Victory Dance home in Texas. M“flhlt?l,pflfl away in San Antonio in 1937. The victory dance held at the Elks hall by Highland Park Meâ€" success by Gordon Clavey, comâ€" mander of the post. Dancing was to the music of Dave Conrad and his band. _ The highlight of the evening was the "jitterâ€"bug" conâ€" test, sponsored by Gene Singer and Alex Krever. The former donated personal stationery to all the girl contestants, and the latter contribâ€" m“&m.‘u Sneeden. Moroney Jr. was the winner of the large ham given by the Ladies‘ auxiliary who also donated a buffet dinner that was served during the intermission. who carried home 6 pounds of wieâ€" ‘The next meeting of the post will be Thursday, Sept. 5. On that evening the post will be host to the Lake and McHentry county service school of the VFW. Also on this occasion will be shown a film of the world series of 1945. On Sunday, Sept. 8, all members are urged to attend the 5th disâ€" trict meeting of the Department of lilincis, VFW, in the post rooms of the Matt H. L. Smith post, loâ€" cated at 117 Washington St., Wauâ€" kegan, at 3:00 p.m. Transportaâ€" tion will be furnished by contactâ€" ing Frank Moroney, H. P. 833. _ ‘The next golf tournament will be at Sportsman Country club, on Dundee road, at 3 p.m., Wednesâ€" day, Aug. 28. Those not already signed up may contact Ray Mann at the Ravinia fire station or phone The former Ellen Watson Chanâ€" The Highland Park high school will open the fallâ€"semester with a teachers meeting on Wednesday. men will report at 8:45 a.m. to reâ€" ceive their schedules and to go through a regular day of school to get acquainted with the teachers and the plant before the . upper elassmen return. On Friday, Sepâ€" tember 6, all students will return at 8:45 a.m. to start â€"the school term. 2 k Previous to the opening of school new students not previousâ€" ly registered will report to the from 9 to 12 m. j The book store will be open on Tuesday, Sept. 3, from 9 to 12 m. and 1 to 3 p.m. and again on Wedâ€" nesday, Sept. 4 from 9 to 12 m. Students are urged to get their books before the _ opening of school. â€". This will alleviate conâ€" gestion and the delay of getting A new plan for collecting fees in certain classes will be put into use this fall. Instead of each teachâ€" er collecting the fees, they will be paid in one central place. Students buying books early are urged to pay their fees at that time. Fees are required in _ the following Padlocks, core course book renâ€" tal, crafts, typewriting key, chemâ€" istry, towel laundry, art, art key, home economics _ clothing key, journalism book rental, home makâ€" ing, industrial arts (all courses), home economics food Taboratory and book rental. sonnél due mainly to the end of the war. Mark Panther and George Grover, who were lieutenants in the navy, are returning to the ment after two and one half years in the navy. Mr. Burwell is reâ€" turning to resume his work in the al work as vocational and eduesâ€" tional counsellor for all junior and senior boys. He had been a comâ€" mander in the navy. Leslie Libakâ€" service. He has had four years of varied experience in the army. He will teachâ€"in the core curriculum program and be the sponsor of the Miss Grace McKichan has been selected to replace Miss Brooks in take a new position. She is to be married in the fall. Miss McKichâ€" an had her under graduate work at Grinmell college and the Uniâ€" versity of Minnesota, where she alâ€" soâ€" obtained her master‘s degree. She has had much experience in teaching French. The past‘three years she taught at Hinsdale, preâ€" vious to that she taught French in Brooks, who has been in the school The war has taken another casâ€" uaity in the school. Mrs. Hunter, who has been the crafts teacher for the University of Wisconsin, is to be the new crafts and art teacher. Her previous experience has been at Wausau and Janesville, Wis. She has been attending teachers college at Columbia university for the past two summers. 'l\.%lebolf‘nduml- lent man in our own community to overseas duty to civilian life. Miss dl*gt&.“h.tfiom -.d-gâ€"-t . McLaughâ€" lin, who been the instructor in industrial arts at Elm Place school for the past three years, will teach wood shop in the new inâ€" dustrial arts program and will asâ€" sist in other shop courses. _ Another new teacher is Harold Lance. _ He had his education at Monmouth college and his master‘s degree from the University of Towa. Previous to the war he was 5c a copy; $1.50 a working on his doctorate while teaching at Casey, NL Mr. Lance was a major in the air corps. He is replacing Miss Ann Chester who has retired to live with relatives and friends in Champaign. _ Mr. u-nu-:.hfi-nnhb ‘The commercial department have an addition in Mr. Fred Treâ€" (Continued on page 5) There will be some shift in perâ€"